Tuomas Kantelinen
Tuomas Kantelinen (born September 22, 1969 in Kankaanpää ) is a Finnish composer and musician .
Life
Tuomas Kantelinen studied from 1988 to 1996 at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki , among others under Eero Hämeenniemi . And even before he finished his studies, he composed film music for a number of short films and documentaries. He was able to win the Finnish Jussi film award for best film music with Die Erlösung , one of his first feature films . With Rukajärven tie he won his second Jussi and with Aleksis Kiven elämä and Mosku - lajinsa viimeinen each another nomination. He had his greatest international success to date with the internationally award-winning Finnish-Swedish drama The Best Mother for which he received a 2006 nomination for best film music at the European Film Awards .
Together with the Finnish writer Paavo Haavikko he wrote an opera about the Finnish athlete Paavo Nurmi , which was performed for the first time in August 2000 in front of 20,000 spectators in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium after 2.7 million marks in production costs .
Filmography (selection)
- 1995: Lipton Cockton in the Shadows of Sodoma
- 1997: Redemption (Lunastus)
- 1999: Rukajärven tie
- 2001: Rölli and the Elves (Rölli ja metsänhenki)
- 2002: Aleksis Kiven elämä
- 2002: Elina (Näkymätön Elina)
- 2002: Without my daughter (Ilman tytärtäni)
- 2003: Mosku - lajinsa viimeinen
- 2004: Brothers of the Forest (Voitka - Metsän veljet)
- 2004: Mindhunters
- 2005: The best mother (Äideistä parhain)
- 2007: Arn - The Crusader (Arn - Tempelriddaren)
- 2007: Suden Vuosi (The Year of the Wolf)
- 2007: The Golden Nazi Vampire from Absam 2 - The Secret of Kottlitz Castle
- 2007: The Mongol (Монгол)
- 2007: Quest for a Heart - The journey of the terrible Rollies (Röllin sydän)
- 2008: Arn - Riket vid vägens slut
- 2009: The Sanctuary
- 2010: Prinsessa (Princess)
- 2011: The Italian Key
- 2014: The Legend of Hercules
Awards
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Jussi
- 1998: Best Score - The Redemption
- 2000: Best film music - Rukajärven tie
- 2003: Best Score - Aleksis Kiven elämä (nominated)
- 2004: Best Score - Mosku - lajinsa viimeinen (nominated)
Web links
- Tuomas Kantelinen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ursula Wiegand: Nurmi-Oper: Only Finns can fly on tagesspiegel.de from August 8, 2000, accessed on October 10, 2011
- ↑ Stephanie Lob: An opera perforates the Paavo Nurmi myth on taz.de on August 15, 2000, accessed on October 10, 2011
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kantelinen, Tuomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 22nd September 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kankaanpää |